Voluntary out-of-home care key statistics

Quarterly and financial year statistics for voluntary out-of-home care in NSW

These statistics include non-identifying information only. Figures going back to 2010-11 are also available. (PDF 141.8KB)

Voluntary out-of-home care annual and quarterly statistics
	Financial year 2018–19	Jul–Sep 2019	Oct–Dec 2019	Jan–Mar 2020	Apr–Jun 2020
Number of agencies
Designated agency	23	25	27	26	24
Registered agency	100	97	100	94	88
Total	123	122	126	120	112
Number of children and young people accessing voluntary out-of-home care
Children and young people recorded with a disability	1,131	616	765	566	277
Children and young people recorded without a disability	198	89	76	68	26
Total	1,329	705	841	634	303
Number of voluntary out-of-home care placements
Placements supervised by a designated agency	39	37	35	36	38
Case Plans recorded	42	37	36	36	38
Placements without a Case Plan or supervision	8,726	2,363	2,161	1,651	893
Total	8,807	2,437	2,232	1,723	969

* The above is based on data entered by agencies on the voluntary out-of-home care register and may include some errors. Our monitoring team works closely with agencies to ensure accuracy of data.